Level Global Co-Founder Gets 6 1/2 Year Term for Insider Trading

Level Global Co-Founder Gets 6 1/2 Year Term for Insider Trading

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, left, exits federal court with his attorney Gregory Morvillo following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, left, exits federal court with his attorney Gregory Morvillo following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, center, exits federal court with his attorneys Reid Weingarten, left, and Gregory Morvillo, right, following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, center, exits federal court with his attorneys Reid Weingarten, left, and Gregory Morvillo, right, following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, exits federal court following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, exits federal court following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, exits federal court following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, exits federal court following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, exits federal court following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, exits federal court following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, exits federal court following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, exits federal court following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, left, exits federal court with his attorney Gregory Morvillo following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson will be sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund, a judge said. Photographer: Louis Lanzano/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, left, exits federal court with his attorney Gregory Morvillo following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson will be sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund, a judge said. Photographer: Louis Lanzano/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, left, exits federal court with his attorney Gregory Morvillo following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson will be sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund, a judge said. Photographer: Louis Lanzano/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, left, exits federal court with his attorney Gregory Morvillo following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson will be sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund, a judge said. Photographer: Louis Lanzano/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, exits federal court following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson will be sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund, a judge said. Photographer: Louis Lanzano/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, exits federal court following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson will be sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund, a judge said. Photographer: Louis Lanzano/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, exits federal court following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson will be sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund, a judge said. Photographer: Louis Lanzano/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, exits federal court following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson will be sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund, a judge said. Photographer: Louis Lanzano/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, exits federal court following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson will be sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund, a judge said. Photographer: Louis Lanzano/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, exits federal court following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson will be sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund, a judge said. Photographer: Louis Lanzano/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, exits federal court following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson will be sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund, a judge said. Photographer: Louis Lanzano/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, exits federal court following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson will be sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund, a judge said. Photographer: Louis Lanzano/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Anthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, left,... Fotografia de notíciasAdvogado,América do Norte,As Américas,Audiência em Tribunal,Cidade de Nova Iorque,EUA,Fazer Dinheiro,Finanças,Fundador,Fundos de cobertura,Governo,Horizontal,Justiça,Lei,Meios de Comunicação,Norte,Palácio de Justiça,Partindo,Seguir,Sentenciar,Sistema Legal,Valores e AcçõesPhotographer BloombergCollection: Bloomberg 2013 BloombergAnthony Chiasson, co-founder of Level Global Investors LP, left, exits federal court with his attorney Gregory Morvillo following a sentencing hearing in New York, U.S., on Monday, May 13, 2013. Chiasson was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison for using illegal tips funneled to him from analysts and company insiders to make $68 million for his hedge fund. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images